University world rankings

Lund University – A top 100 university

Lund University is highly ranked in many international comparisons of higher education institutions and has been consistently placed in the world's top 100 universities in recent years (among the top 0.4% of the world's universities).

The Main University Building in late summer

Lund University in world rankings

Lund University is the highest ranked university in Sweden in the QS Rankings 2022. It is also consistently ranked among the world's top 100 universities in world university rankings.

A top 100 university:

87th place in the QS Rankings 2022
99th place in the U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings 2021

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Lund University is ranked in the top 150 and 200 in the THE and ARWU rankings, respectively.

116th place in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2022
Top 151–200 university in the Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU 2021)

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Internationalisation

40th in the Times Higher Education (THE) Most International Universities in the World Rankings 2021

The Most International Universities in the World Rankings 2021

Reputation

91–100 in the Times Higher Education (THE) World Reputation Rankings 2020

The World Reputation Rankings 2020

Employability

82nd in the Times Higher Education (THE) Global University Employability Ranking 2018

The Global University Employability Ranking 2018

University rankings by subject

Lund University achieves high world rankings for several subject areas. The University is a:

Top 50 university in the following subjects (QS):

geography (24th)
development studies (32nd)
environmental sciences (44th)
nursing (47th)
finance (47th)* **

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021

*QS Master's in Finance Ranking 2020 (separate ranking)
***The Master's in Finance is also ranked among the top 50 by the Financial Times Masters in Finance Pre-experience Ranking 2018

Top 100 university in the following subjects (QS):

anatomy and physiology
anthropology
archaeology
architecture/built environment
biological sciences
chemistry
communication and media studies
medicine
politics
social policy and administration
sociology
theology, divinity and religious studies

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021

Top 100 university in the following subjects (THE):

law (65th)
business and economics (69th)
life sciences (70th)
social sciences (81st)
physical sciences (99th)

Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject 2021

Top 150 university in the following subjects (QS):

business and management
earth and marine sciences
economics and econometrics
engineering – electrical and electronic
engineering – mechanical
history
linguistics
law and legal studies
modern languages
physics and astronomy
statistics and operational research

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021

Top 150 university in the following subjects (THE):

arts and humanities
clinical, pre-clinical and health
engineering and technology

Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject 2021

Top 200 university in the following subject (QS):

accounting and finance
computer science and information systems
engineering – civil and structural
English language and literature
psychology

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021

Lund University is...

consistently the most popular Swedish university for international students applying to Swedish universities (national admissions statistics)
consistently the most popular higher education institute in Sweden – as ranked by Swedish secondary school students
the best performing middle-sized city in Europe in the European Commission's Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor 2019